Neighbors from Hell

by JoWood

Product Features

• Neighbors From Hell is a comical game of practical jokes, presented as a spoof of"reality" television shows.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007M9O5
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 26, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,973 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Living next door to you is a real Neighbor From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge!

Creep around your neighbor ’s house performing ever more elaborate tricks upon the unsuspecting resident.

As the star of a fantastic new TV show, cameras will track your every move as you set your fiendish traps. Your objectives are to create more and more disarray, increase ratings and maybe even winning prestigious awards. But beware of watchful neighbors and alert guard dogs; if they catch you then the show will be taken off air.

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 95/98/ME/2000/XP Publisher:  ENCORE Packaging:  RETAIL BOX Rating:  TEEN Neighbors From Hell is a comical game of practical jokes presented as a spoof of "reality" television shows. Players view a cross-section of a residential building where their character lives with a neighbor. Throughout the game's 14 episodes the main goal is to sneak into different rooms and booby-trap everyday items that the neighbor might use causing him to fall for one dirty trick after another.Each time the neighbor is caught in one of the player's traps a simulated studio audience will guffaw and applaud with approval. The better the sneaky trick the louder the audience will cheer. If the player's character is ever caught in the act of setting one of these traps however there will be heck to pay. Neighbors From Hell features cartoonish 3D characters and apartment building settings in line with its lighthearted slapstick objectives.Features:14 hugely varied episodes of anarchyUse stealth skill and style to perform the perfect ambushEasy to use interface and controlsSuperb cartoon-style graphicsExcellent soundtrackSystem Requirements:Windows XP/ME/2000128 MB RAMIntel Pentium II 266 MHzDirectX 8 compatible graphics card16 MB RAMDirectX 8-compatible soundcard130 MB free HD4x CD-ROM

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly fun and addicting!, December 2, 2003

By 

Kala (Ft Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neighbors from Hell (CD-ROM)

I got this game at EB Games thinking it was going to be awful. I started playing it, and I actually liked it! The basic idea is that you are on a reality TV show, where the goal is to make your neighbor as mad as possible. In order to do that, you play tricks on him - like drawing all over his mom's portrait with a black marker, cutting his favorite chair in half, switching out his hard candy with bath beads, etc. When he finds out, he gets super mad! And if you manage to pull several tricks in a row, you get extra points. If you get caught, he beats you up pretty bad. :D

The game runs well, I never had any issues when I was installing or playing it. The only thing I didn't like about the game is that I beat it about 2 1/2 hours. There are only about a dozen scenarios to do, and each has a timer of about 5 minutes. Also, I would have liked to see more variety in tricks - by the last few scenarios I knew every single trick and it was just a matter of strategizing on what order I wanted to pull them off in to get the maximum amount of points.

Overall - decent game, but way too short. :)

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, but short!, October 11, 2003

By 

Markus Egger "www.MarkusEgger.com/blog" (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neighbors from Hell (CD-ROM)

This is a rather simple, but also very funny game. The concept is great, and it will certainly keep you entertained for a (little) while. If you like to play practical jokes, then this is the game for you!

However, the game is also VERY short. You can probably play it through within a few hours (4 perhaps?). And there is little replay value. Still, it is good fun.

Gameplay itself is simple, but fits the whole concept perfectly. Point and click to move your character. Point and right-click to sneak. Point and click on something to pick it up, or to combine two items. Then, wait for the neighbor to fall into your traps and enjoy the great animations.

This is also a great game for people who aren't typical gamers and wouldn't pick up a first person shooter or a strategy game.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars computer Hi-jinx at their best, September 25, 2003

By 

J. Williams "j_bird" (Riverside, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neighbors from Hell (CD-ROM)

This is a refreshing game, don't get me wrong. I like shoot em ups, and RTS games. But every once in awhile I just want to play something different. "Neighbrs From Hell" is overflowing with style. Everything from the graphics, to the animations to the music, really make it stand out. The concept behind the game is you hate your neighbor, and you have to pull pranks on him. All while it's being taped for Television. Your neighbor is somebody of a big Oaf. The game has absolutly zero A.I. Everything your neighbor does is scripted. You have to set traps for him, everything from the classic egg in the microwave, to switching his shaving creme with hair growing creme. The levels don't vary much, there are 3 levels, all 14 of the missions take place over one of the 3 stages. This game could have benefited from more levels, and longer game play. A decent gamer should be able to beat this game in 3 or so hours (if even that) They start out easy, but get harder. The controls are point and click, there are no puzzles, less you count figuring out what goes where. It couldn't be eaiser to jump right into and start playing it.
What kept me playing was the animation, the pranks (I love pranks) and just the general concept of the game. You get laughs based on the pranks you pull, the more you line up in a row, the more laughs you get. I found myself replaying levels to get 100% or to find different patterns to lay the smack down with my pranks. It's not voilence like you'll see in Jackass. It's very slap stick, Banana peel on the floor, soap bar in the bathroom, switch whipped cream with shaving creme. This game won't appeal to everyone. But for those of us with a mischivious side, it will be a good time, even if it is way too short. I recommend this game for anyone who has neighbors they dislike, or anyone who wants to play something that's out of the norm.